President William Ruto has appointed four individuals to the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries Limited (KCC) Board of Directors.
In a special issue of the Gazette Notice dated August 5, 2024, President Ruto appointed Dr. Rawlynce Bett, Noah Ndemo Nyachae, Naisula Keko and Sarah Keino as new members of the New KCC Board of Directors.
Their appointments in the oldest and largest dairy processor in East and Central Africa will take effect from Tuesday, August 6, and will run until March 9, 2026.
In appointing the four, President Ruto revoked the appointments of four board members namely Geoffrey Noah Angwenyi, Col. Rukia Rashid, Elisha Biwot, and David Kipkurui Samoei (Rtd).
The four members were appointed on March 10, 2023, and were set to hold the positions until March 2026.
Ruto Revokes Appointment of KCC Board Members
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 (3) of the State Corporations Act, 1, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces, appoints: Noah Ndemo Nyachae, Rawlynce Bett (Dr.). Naisula Keko and Sarah Keino to be members of the Board of Directors of the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries Limited, with effect from the 6th August, 2024 up to the 9th March 2026,” the notice read in part.
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“The appointments of Geoffrey Noah Angwenyi, David Kipkurui Samoei (Rtd.), Col. Rukia Rashid and Elisha Biwot are revoked.”
The new members will now be tasked with overseeing President Ruto’s commitment to enhancing annual milk production from 5.1 billion liters to 10 billion liters by 2027.
Ruto’s commitment aims at raising the market share of processed and formally marketed milk from 30% to 50%.
The President made the announcement during the Madaraka Day Celebrations on June 1, 2024, where he noted that raising the market share will lead to an increase in processed milk exports of 1 billion liters a year by 2027.
Ruto’s plan on enhancing annual milk production
The Head of State while revealing that the value of processed milk increased by 7.4% from 755 million liters in 2022 to 811 million liters in 2023, said that the government had disbursed money to KCC to pay farmers.
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“KSh600 million was released last week to New KCC to pay farmers promptly as part of the buildup of the milk revolving fund, which is estimated to be KSh3 billion,” he said.
According to Ruto, the government’s 6-point plan for the dairy industry will encompass installation of milk coolers in dairy cooperatives, providing tax incentives, and reducing trade barriers.
Establishing a dairy stabilization revolving fund to manage milk surpluses and deficits, and promoting higher nationwide milk consumption to improve health, especially the growth and development of young Kenyans are also among actions of the 6-point plan.
New KCC which consists of eight major processing factories, 13 milk cooling plants and several satellite coolers has in the past been credited for building production lines in Eldoret, Dandora and Nyahururu.
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